Thinking Machines Lab, open weights

# Inkling

> Inkling by Thinking Machines Lab, released July 2026. Ranked #80 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 44.1. API: $1.87 in / $4.68 out per M tokens. 66K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/inkling
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Inkling Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026) | Noometry

Inkling by Thinking Machines Lab ranks 80th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 44.1. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 49th. API pricing starts at $1.87 per million input tokens and $4.68 per million output tokens, with a 66K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #80 of 354
- **Index score:** 44.1
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 41 results
- **Provider:** [T Thinking Machines Lab](https://noometry.com/providers/thinking-machines)
- **Released:** July 15, 2026
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 66K
- **Max output:** 66K
- **Input price:** $1.87 / M
- **Output price:** $4.68 / M
- **Blended price:** $2.57 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #159 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown
- **Input:** text, image
- **Hugging Face:** [thinkingmachines/Inkling](https://huggingface.co/thinkingmachines/Inkling)

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Inkling category scores

1.  Coding 34.5
2.  Agentic & Tool Use 29.6
3.  Reasoning 40.4
4.  Math 31.3
5.  Knowledge 55.1
6.  Multilingual 54.0
7.  Instruction Following 75.1
8.  Long Context 43.8
9.  Writing & Preference 65.2
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Inkling category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 34.5 | #234 | 6 |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 29.6 | #85 | 2 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 40.4 | #56 | 8 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 31.3 | #225 | 5 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 55.1 | #49 | 3 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 54.0 | #52 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 75.1 | #71 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 43.8 | #86 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 65.2 | #51 | 5 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Inkling places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Inkling: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 55.1 | +17.8 | #49 of 314, top 16% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 40.4 | +16.8 | #56 of 350, top 16% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 65.2 | +11.4 | #51 of 312, top 17% |

### Weakest categories

Inkling: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 34.5 | −4.2 | #234 of 340, top 69% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 31.3 | −5.2 | #225 of 327, top 69% |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 29.6 | −0.8 | #85 of 154, top 56% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Inkling. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Inkling
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPT-5.4 mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-5-4-mini) | #76 | 45.0 | $1.69 | 10 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-4-mini-vs-inkling) |
| [Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 02 10](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-26-02-10) | #77 | 44.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-26-02-10-vs-inkling) |
| [DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3-2-exp) | #78 | 44.3 | $0.29 | 16 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-2-exp-vs-inkling) |
| [Hy3](https://noometry.com/models/hy3) | #79 | 44.2 | $0.14 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/hy3-vs-inkling) |
| [Claude Sonnet 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/claude-sonnet-4-5) | #81 | 44.1 | $6 | 85 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-sonnet-4-5-vs-inkling) |
| [Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326](https://noometry.com/models/chatgpt-4o) | #82 | 43.8 | — | 21 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/chatgpt-4o-vs-inkling) |
| [ERNIE 5.1](https://noometry.com/models/ernie-5-1) | #83 | 43.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-1-vs-inkling) |
| [GLM-5V-Turbo](https://noometry.com/models/glm-5v-turbo) | #84 | 43.8 | $1.90 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5v-turbo-vs-inkling) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Inkling Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [FrontierCode](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiercode) | 14% | #34 of 37, top 92% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena WebDev](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-webdev) | 1413 | #67 of 113, top 60% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/webdev) | 2026-10-08 |
| [FrontierSWE](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontierswe) | 4.1% | #18 of 18, top 100% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [SciCode](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/scicode) | 47% | #53 of 121, top 44% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [WeirdML](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/weirdml) | 32.3% | #95 of 119, top 80% | high | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1464 | #67 of 294, top 23% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [ALE-Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/ale-bench) | 946 | #44 of 105, top 42% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Agentic & Tool Use

Inkling Agentic & Tool Use benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [APEX-Agents](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/apex-agents) | 33.8% | #42 of 49, top 86% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [τ²-bench Banking](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/tau2-banking) | 25% | #18 of 26, top 70% | max | [τ²-bench](https://taubench.com/) | 2026-08-04 |

### Reasoning

Inkling Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ARC-AGI-2](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-2) | 36.5% | #38 of 83, top 46% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [SimpleBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/simplebench) | 50% | #40 of 77, top 52% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [ARC-AGI-1](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arc-agi-1) | 79.5% | #39 of 83, top 47% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [CritPt](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/critpt) | 5.4% | #56 of 134, top 42% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 21% | #54 of 129, top 42% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1451 | #61 of 297, top 21% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [DTBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/dtbench) | 87.5% | #50 of 151, top 34% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMCA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lmca) | 37.6% | #54 of 125, top 44% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 148.54 | #61 of 213, top 29% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2026-07-15 |

### Math

Inkling Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath) | 33.3% | #59 of 81, top 73% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [FrontierMath Tier 4](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/frontiermath-tier-4) | 4.9% | #55 of 63, top 88% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-06 |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 88.9% | #56 of 173, top 33% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [ProofBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/proofbench) | 0% | #75 of 77, top 98% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1479 | #29 of 285, top 11% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Inkling Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 88.3% | #48 of 186, top 26% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-05 |
| [SimpleQA Verified](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/simpleqa-verified) | 40.3% | #44 of 77, top 58% | xhigh | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1465 | #55 of 273, top 21% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Inkling Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1434 | #52 of 297, top 18% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1490 | #56 of 285, top 20% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1458 | #55 of 223, top 25% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1446 | #50 of 231, top 22% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1429 | #33 of 211, top 16% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1404 | #50 of 213, top 24% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1429 | #68 of 283, top 25% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1448 | #56 of 226, top 25% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Inkling Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1426 | #66 of 298, top 23% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Inkling Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1434 | #75 of 291, top 26% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Inkling Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1441 | #59 of 297, top 20% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1387 | #97 of 295, top 33% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [EQ-Bench Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/eqbench-creative-writing) | 1611 | #40 of 115, top 35% |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/creative_writing.html) |  |
| [EQ-Bench 4](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/eqbench-4) | 1226 | #12 of 28, top 43% |  | [EQ-Bench](https://eqbench.com/) |  |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1436 | #76 of 295, top 26% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

Inkling API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [deepinfra](https://deepinfra.com/models) | $0.95 | $4.05 | $0.16 | 2026-10-10 |
| [fireworks](https://fireworks.ai/docs/) | $1 | $4.05 | $0.17 | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/thinkingmachines/inkling) | $1 | $4.05 | $0.17 | 2026-10-10 |
| [thinking-machines](https://tinker-docs.thinkingmachines.ai/tinker/compatible-apis/anthropic/) | $1.87 | $4.68 | $0.37 | 2026-10-10 |
| [together](https://docs.together.ai/docs/serverless-models) | $1 | $4.05 | $0.17 | 2026-10-10 |

[All Thinking Machines Lab API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/thinking-machines) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Inkling

-   [Inkling vs Hy3](https://noometry.com/compare/hy3-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Claude Sonnet 4.5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-sonnet-4-5-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-2-exp-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Chatgpt 4o Latest 20250326](https://noometry.com/compare/chatgpt-4o-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Amazon Nova Experimental Chat 26 02 10](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-experimental-chat-26-02-10-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs ERNIE 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-1-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Inkling vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Inkling vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-inkling)
-   [Inkling vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/inkling-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

## Other Thinking Machines Lab models

-   [Inkling-Small](https://noometry.com/models/inkling-small)46.5

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Inkling?

Inkling by Thinking Machines Lab ranks 80th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 44.1. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 49th. API pricing starts at $1.87 per million input tokens and $4.68 per million output tokens, with a 66K-token context window.

### How much does Inkling cost?

Inkling costs $1.87 per million input tokens and $4.68 per million output tokens on Thinking Machines Lab's own API, with cached input at $0.37.

### What is Inkling's context window?

Inkling accepts up to 66K tokens of input and can write up to 66K tokens in one response.

### Is Inkling open source?

Yes. Inkling's weights are downloadable from Hugging Face (thinkingmachines/Inkling); check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Inkling's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Inkling places best in knowledge, reasoning, writing & preference and lowest in coding, math, agentic & tool use.

### What is Inkling best at?

Its best category is knowledge, where it ranks 49th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Inkling benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/inkling

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